Healthcare Advocacy and Public Policy

Catalog description

Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Work with designated faculty, staff at the medical school, in advocacy and legal affairs offices such as those of the Texas Medical Association and/or physician specialty organizations surrounding advocacy issues that are topical and/or relevant to interests; specific duties may include conducting background research, meeting with legislators, constituencies and key community stakeholders, developing and/or implementing a communications strategy (including fact sheets and 'elevator' speeches), and drafting a report, analysis, or model legislation; non-legislative community advocacy activities may include visiting with non-profit community based programs dependent on public or private funding and identifying an opportunity for a longitudinal advocacy project or contribution to an existing project on a short term basis. Prerequisite: Doctor of Medicine classification.